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District 3: Road & Bridge Report (Dec 2011)

We have continued to work on Tinney Road, between 97th and 112th streets. This month we have cleaned the bar ditches so the water can drain away from the road, thus making it last longer. The road base is ready to be oiled and chipped next spring when the weather warms.

Cobb Engineering completed the bridge inspection for District 3. We have 133 bridges in our district and 97.5% of them passed without need of maintenance. The remainder needs some degree of maintenance to ensure their continued safe use. It might be surprising to know that two of the earliest bridges were built in 1915. Quite a number were constructed in the 1930’s and 1940’s.

Must have been boring football games Thanksgiving weekend because we had a rash of road signs knocked down and/or stolen. In September, the Board of County Commissioners approved a reward of $1,000.00 for information and/or evidence leading to the arrest and conviction of anyone stealing or defacing county road signs. People convicted of stealing or vandalizing county property can be ordered by the court to pay the county for the cost of any rewards granted concerning the defendant’s case.

Wichita Mountains Estates Fire Chief Bob Martineau said after fighting three major fires this summer as well as helping out with numerous others that all their equipment needed repairs.

“Due to the fires,everything got damaged between tires, front ends which had to be aligned and all the filters had to be replaced because of the smoke and soot. Besides that one engine that pumps the water out had to be rebuilt which was $1,400 just by itself,” he said.

The department also had to replace 200 feet of hose that burned while fighting the fires.

“We can only replace when we have the money, so it’s really needed,” Martineau said.

Wichita Mountains Estates Volunteer Fire Department will use the $3,500 grant to repair the pump on one truck and upgrade the foaming capability on two others.

Temple Volunteer Fire Department will use its $3,000 grant to outfit a newly-acquired truck recently received from the Oklahoma Forestry Department.

Volunteer Michael Hooper said the department acquired a 1-ton pick-up which they will convert to use as a rescue truck.

“This vehicle is in good mechanical shape with very low miles so the money will help get it painted the right color,” he said. “Then hopefully we can find a utility bed and possibly buy some additional equipment.”

Currently the 17 member department has nine trucks which includes brush and pumper trucks along with former military trucks.

The Devol Volunteer Fire Department will put finishing touches on a community shelter with a $3,500 grant.